Noun
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the property of tasting as if it contains sugar
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the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
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a food rich in sugar
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a dish served as the last course of a meal
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English phonetician
one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
- henry sweet
Adjective
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with sweetening added
- sweet flavored -
not soured or preserved
"sweet milk"
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not containing or composed of salt water
"fresh water"
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(used of wines) having a high residual sugar content
"sweet dessert wines"
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having a natural fragrance
"odoriferous spices"
"the odorous air of the orchard"
"the perfumed air of June"
"scented flowers"
- sweet scented - sweet smelling -
pleasing to the mind or feeling
"sweet revenge"
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pleasing to the senses
"the sweet song of the lark"
"the sweet face of a child"
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pleasing to the ear
"the dulcet tones of the cello"
- mellisonant -
having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
"an angelic smile"
"a cherubic face"
"looking so seraphic when he slept"
"a sweet disposition"
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having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
Adverb
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in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly')
"Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly"
"how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank"- Shakespeare
"talking sweet to each other"